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Real Security Needed for Virtual Environments

At the recent RSA Security Conference, the talk wasn't just about patches, hackers
from Bulgaria and the latest virus. Much of the conversation revolved around
security
for virtual shops.

The concept is surprisingly simple and alarmingly scary. If you have 1,000
VMs, a single attack can compromise them all. Vendors are just now starting
to address these issues, and, fortunately, we haven't had that one killer attack
that makes us all rethink the drive to virtualize. VMware is helping by sharing
APIs with security companies, who are now starting to build VM-specific tools.